hot

hot · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having a high temperature.

  2. 2.

    (of weather) Very warm.

  3. 3.

    (of food) Containing spices that produce a burning sensation.

  4. 4.

    (informal) Currently popular or in demand.

  5. 5.

    (informal) Physically attractive.

  6. 6.

    (informal) Stolen and being sought by police.

  7. 7.

    (of competition or pursuit) Intense and close.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hot under the collar — angry; irritated
  • •
    in hot water — in trouble
  • •
    hot off the press — newly printed or released
  • •
    hot potato — a controversial issue
  • •
    hot-headed — easily angered
  • •
    sell like hotcakes — sell very quickly

Related words

Antonyms: chilly, cold, cool
See also: cold, heat, temperature, warm
Synonyms: burning, heated, scorching, warm

Etymology

From Old English "hāt" (hot, fervent), from Proto-Germanic "haitaz," from Proto-Indo-European "keh₂i-d-" (heat). Cognate with German "heiß" and Dutch "heet." The slang meanings developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.